What Porcupines Can Teach Us About Making Love (Contains mild sexual content)
Dr. John Gottman is not only a ground-breaking relationship researcher and theoretician, he’s also really funny! I highly recommend taking a look at this video for a comical depiction of an all-too-familiar dynamic between men and women in the bedroom… Problems in the Bedroom? Usually sex isn’t an issue in a new relationship. Pheromones […]
Conscious Uncoupling from a Therapist’s Perspective
A better alternative to long-term commitment? Gwyneth Paltrow used the term, “conscious uncoupling” to describe her separation, and it has become one of the hottest phrases in pop-psychology ever since. I was excited to be interviewed for this article on conscious uncoupling in the Pittsburg Gazette. As a couples therapist I spend much of my […]
Expert Relationship Advice
2013 Historical Event: Dr. Sue Johnson, John and Julie Gottman Hold Summit in Seattle The three the top researchers in the world provide expert relationship advice for 1,200 couples therapists to take home to their practices. I am honored by their invitation to report on their conference. Here is a copy of the article they […]
Still Face Experiment
What we can learn from a cute baby and her mom Dr. Sue Johnson has devoted her career to applying the contributions of Attachment Theory to adults. In this video, Dr. Edward Tronick, a developmental psychologist and researcher from the University of Massachusetts illustrates the “still face experiment”. This is video is difficult to watch […]
Teammate or Opponent? A Quiz about managing stress together
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Pop-Quiz: Test your knowledge with this fun relationship quiz!
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35 Ways to Say Sorry
You know you messed up, but not sure how to say sorry? We know from the research of Dr. John and Julie Gottman that people in satisfying long-term relationships are good at repairing their conflicts. This means that after an argument the conflict is resolved enough so that resentment isn’t left mounting and the couple […]